NOTE:
For more information about accessing
Nutanix Hardware Replacement Guide
, see the Documentation Matrix section
in the
Dell EMC XC6420 Series Hyper-Converged Appliances Support Matrix
available at
Dell.com/XCSeriesmanuals
.
Replacing failed front hard drive and SSD components
that contain cluster data
About this task
Perform the following steps to replace the failed front hard drive and SSDs that contain cluster data:
Steps
1
Identify the failed hard drive or SSD.
For more information, see the Data Drive Failure section in the
Nutanix Hardware Replacement Guide
on the
Nutanix documentation
portal
.
NOTE:
For more information about accessing
Nutanix Hardware Replacement Guide
, see the Documentation Matrix section
in the
Dell EMC XC6420 Series Hyper-Converged Appliances Support Matrix
available at
Dell.com/XCSeriesmanuals
.
2
Remove the failed hard drive or SSD.
For more information, see the Installing and removing components, hard drives, Removing a hot-swap hard drive, and Installing a hot-
swap hard drive sections in
Dell EMC XC6420 Series Hyper-Converged Appliance Installation and Service Manual
available at
Dell.com/XCSeriesmanuals
.
NOTE:
Before installing the new hard drives and SSDs, ensure that any foreign RAID configuration available in the appliance
must be removed. Otherwise, they will not be recognized by the CVM.
3
Install a new hard drive or SSD.
For more information, see the Completing Data Drive Replacement and complete the replacement of the failed hard drive or SSD
sections in the
Nutanix Hardware Replacement Guide
on the
Nutanix documentation portal
.
NOTE:
For more information about accessing
Nutanix Hardware Replacement Guide
, see the Documentation Matrix section
in the
Dell EMC XC6420 Series Hyper-Converged Appliances Support Matrix
available at
Dell.com/XCSeriesmanuals
.
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Replacing hardware
